For the Chilean tennis champion Anita Lizana de Ellis, see Anita Lizana.
Anita Ellis
Ellis in c. 1945
Born
Anita Kert[1]
April 12, 1920 (1920-04-12)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
October 28, 2015 (aged 95)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
College of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation(s)
Singer, actress
Known for
Dubbing singing voices for famous actresses
Spouses
Frank Ellis
(m. 1943; div. 1946)
Mortimer Fromberg Shapiro
(m. 1960; died 1994)
Relatives
Larry Kert (brother)
Anita Ellis (née Kert, later Shapiro; April 12, 1920 – October 28, 2015) was a Canadian-born American singer and actress. She famously dubbed Rita Hayworth's songs in Gilda.
reminisced in print about Ellis's voice: "I fell in love with AnitaEllis when I was 8 years old ... Only I didn't know she was AnitaEllis, I thought she was...
(2015–2016). Most recently, she played Gary's mother Anita in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021). Ellis graduated from Southern Methodist University...
Jack Cole's staging of "Put the Blame on Mame" and "Amado Mio", sung by AnitaEllis. Over the years Gilda has gained cult classic status. In 2013, the film...
Jeanne Crain as Connie Jones / Mitzi Jones (singing voice was dubbed by AnitaEllis) Alan Young as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle Scott...
Hollywood performances include AnitaEllis as the voice of Rita Hayworth's title character in Gilda (1946). Both AnitaEllis's and Rita Hayworth's performances...
Jamaican musician Andrew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people AnitaEllis, Canadian-born American singer and actress Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian...
(1955) this song is performed by Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain (dubbed by AnitaEllis) and Rudy Vallee. In a The Wednesday Play episode ("Up the Junction"...
name Thelma Tadlock) and James Mitchell, with the singing voices of AnitaEllis and Ed Kenney. This is one in a series of Populuxe films and events sponsored...
singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, musician and former child actor Jackson Ellis-Leach and art historian Martha Ellis-Leach. Ellis was born in Chatham...
cast members included GeGe Pearson, Lurene Tuttle and Verna Felton. AnitaEllis was brought on as the new vocalist. Wonderful Smith was the only member...
(some sources cite the family surname as Kurt). Kert's eldest sibling, Anita, became a vocalist, noted for dubbing Rita Hayworth and other non-singing...
Anita Lizana de Ellis (19 November 1915 – 21 August 1994) was a world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic...
The Cox Twins, music hall entertainers (Frank, d. 2007; Fred, d. 2013) AnitaEllis, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2015) April 21 – Bruno Maderna...
Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United...
Michael Feinstein, Julie Wilson, Carol Lawrence, Matthew Broderick, AnitaEllis, and Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt. He was personal pianist for lyricist...
Stantley as Nick, the Announcer Shorty Linton as himself AnitaEllis as herself - Nightclub Vocalist Ellis Larkins as himself List of boxing films A. W. (November...
Hines, Samara Joy, Helen O'Connell, Maria Del Mar Bonet, Big Maybelle, AnitaEllis, Joan Chamorro, Viktoria Tolstoy, Dave McKenna, Sara Lazarus, Olga Román...